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Jackson State Volleyball gets easy wins ver Southern and Texas Southern in first day of SWAC East Cluster

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Courtesy of Jackson State Athletics Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 MONTGOMERY, Ala.| The Jackson State University volleyball team opened play at the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) Eastern Division Cluster hosted by Alabama State. The Tigers defeated Southern University, 3-0, and Texas Southern, 3-1 at Lockhart Gymnasium. GAME 1 HOW IT HAPPENED -Jackson State (4-12, 3-1 SWAC) got off to a 15-5 lead over the Jaguars to open the first set -Southern University (1-15, 1-3 SWAC) attempted to climb back into the match but fell short as JSU took set one, 25-16…

Jackson State Bowling finishes fourth at FAMU Invitational

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Courtesy of Jackson State Athletics: PENSACOLA, Fla. – The Jackson State University bowling team finished in fourth place in the season-opening Florida A&M Invitational. JSU finished Sunday’s bracket finals in the same place in began after a series of highly competitive matches. Competing in the baker format in the best four out of seven series, Jackson State defeated Southern 4-2 (194-165, 189-170, 214-199, 185-190, 151-183, 242-168) to advance to the semifinals. Jackson State fell in six games to Tulane (171-160, 203-184, 167-171, 179-200, 150-160, 162-177) before losing to Alabama State…

Jackson State spoils Alabama State’s homecoming, wins program’s 500th game

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Courtesy of Jackson State Athletics 26  Jackson State 5-0 , 3-0 12 Alabama State 3-3 , 1-2 Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F JSU 0 10 7 9 26 ALST 6 0 0 6 12 MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The Jackson State University football team defeated Alabama State 26-12 Saturday at ASU Stadium to improve to 5-0 overall, 3-0 in Southwestern Athletic Conference play. Heisman Trophy and Payton Award candidate QB Shedeur Sanders completed 30 of 44 passes for 336 yards and three touchdowns with one interception and RB Sy’Veon Wilkerson rushed 19 times for 88…

Norfolk State makes plays late to get by Morgan State 24-21

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It took every bit of 60 minutes but Norfolk State finally got their first win of the season , a 24-21 win over Morgan State that quite literally came down to the last play of the game. After receiving the opening kickoff, Norfolk State only needed three plays to travel 63 yards, hitting paydirt on Kevon King’s 34-yard scamper to hand the Spartans a 7-0 lead. Later in the quarter, Morgan State threatened to get points of their own but the Bears 10 play, 72-yard drive would be for nought…

Jalen Suggs leaves game with leg injury

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Magic guard Jalen Suggs has suffered what appears to be a leg injury in their preseason game against the Mavericks . In the first quarter Suggs went to set a screen on Dorian Finney Smith when he collided with Finney-Smith’s leg and appeared to hyperextend his left leg. Suggs had to be helped back to the locker room. This is the latest health mishap to befall Suggs , who was taken fifth overall in the 2021 NBA Draft. He missed 20 games in his rookie campaign with a thumb injury…

October 3, 2022 SWAC Football Honorees

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Courtesy of the Southwestern Athletic Conference The Southwestern Athletic Conference has named Alabama A&M’s Donovan Eaglin, Southern’s Jason Dumas, Alabama State’s Nathanial Eichner, and Florida A&M’s Jeremy Moussa its SWAC Football Players of the Week for their impressive performances during games played this past week of competition. Offensive-  Donovan Eaglin | Running Back | Alabama A&M Eaglin tallied 200-plus yards from scrimmage to go along with three touchdowns as Alabama A&M defeated Bethune-Cookman 35-27 on Saturday. He contributed 190 yards on the ground with two rushing TDs and two receptions for 12…

Albany State takes care of Miles, 20-3

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The Albany State Golden Rams continued their winning ways with a dominating 20-3 win over the Golden Bears of Miles College Saturday at the Albany state University Coleseum. It was Golden Ram defense that got the scoring first when Jaree Turner picked off a Jalen Parker pass and took it 40 yards to the house to give Albany State a 7-0 lead late in the first quarter. On their first drive of the second quarter, Miles got their first, and only points of the day via a 44-yard field goal…

Virginia State scores late to best Shaw, 28-24

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Courtesy of Virginia State Athletics 24 Shaw 28 VSU Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F Sha 3 14 7 0 24 VSU 0 14 7 7 28 In a game that saw six lead changes, Jordan Davis helped the Trojans gain the lead with :7 left to go in the fourth quarter ETTRICK, VA – The Virginia State football team increases their overall win streak to four games and move to 3-0 in conference play after a dramatic victory over Shaw 28-24 as Jordan Davisscored the go-ahead touchdown from four yards away…

October 1, 2022 MEAC Football Recap

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Courtesy of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Morgan State 44, Virginia Lynchburg 10Sacred Heart 31, Norfolk State 14Yale 34, Howard 26Campbell 48, North Carolina Central 18  Delaware State 14, Robert Morris 9 Morgan State 44, Virginia Lynchburg 10 BALTIMORE, Md. – Morgan State showed no signs of rust today. The Bears returned to work after their bye week gave them a chance to rest and recover and wasted little time lighting up the scoreboard against Virginia University of Lynchburg. Carson Baker threw three touchdown passes in the first half and senior Alfonzo Graham ran for…

Grambling’s James win third Offensive PotW award

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Courtesy of Curtis Ford, Grambling State Athletics: For the third time this season, Grambling State volleyball student-athlete Jayden James was named the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) Offensive Player of the Week, announced by the league on Wednesday. James carried the GSU offense in a pair of SWAC matches as the Lady Tigers went 2-0 against Alcorn State and Southern. She registered 30 kills, 17 digs, eight service aces, two blocks, and an assist. She posted a double-double (17 kills and 10 digs) against Southern. James is currently ranked first in the league…